Keeping eggs warm: thermal and developmental advantages for parasitic cuckoos of laying unusually thick-shelled eggs
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Keeping eggs warm: thermal and developmental advantages for parasitic cuckoos of laying unusually thick-shelled eggs
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Keywords
<em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Acrocephalus orientalis</em>, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Cuculus canorus</em>, Eggshell thickness, Incubation interval, Infrared thermal imaging
Journal
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Volume 105, Issue 1-2, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2018-01-02
DOI
10.1007/s00114-017-1532-y
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